1972 Records
Felt - Bubblegum Perfume (Black Vinyl LP)
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Following
a
run
with
Cherry
Red
Records
that
featured
a
potential
major
label
jump,
guitarist
Maurice
Deebank
quitting
and
rejoining
multiple
times,
several
pop
stardom
carrots
just
out
of
reach,
mixing
battles
with
Robin
Guthrie,
and
a
shocking
entry
into
the
record
charts,
Lawrence
(just
“Lawrence”,
like
“Cher”
or
“Madonna”
thank
you
very
much)
knew
he
would
be
making
a
change
with
his
band
Felt.
He
would
be
seeing
out
his
plan
of
ten
albums
and
ten
singles
in
ten
years
alongside
a
new
partner
in
Creation
Records.
This
compilation
beautifully
captures
those
years.
Creation
was
beginning
a
rapid
ascent
at
the
time,
with
Alan
McGee
serving
as
its
hyperactive
mouthpiece
and
focal
point.
McGee
was
all
in
on
the
band.
“Lawrence
achieved
pop
perfection,
a
breathless
rush
of
sensitivity
and
intelligence.
It
was
too
understated
to
be
commercial,
too
art
to
go
pop,
too
pop
to
go
art—in
other
words
it
was
a
perfect
combination
of
all
the
music
I
loved
at
the
time.”
McGee
was
thrilled
to
have
what
he
considered
a
real
star
on
the
label,
and
Lawrence
was
equally
thrilled
to
have
such
an
enthusiastic
cheerleader.
He
funneled
that
enthusiasm
into
some
of
the
most
focused
songwriting
of
his
career,
as
well
as
some
of
his
wildest
experiments,
all
of
which
are
on
display
here.
Tracks
1.
I
Will
Die
With
My
Head
In
Flames
2.
Stained-Glass
Windows
In
The
Sky
3.
I
Didn?t
Mean
To
Hurt
You
4.
Space
Blues
5.
Autumn
6.
Be
Still
7.
There?s
No
Such
Thing
As
Victory
8.
Magellan
9.
The
Final
Resting
Of
The
Ark
10.
Sandman?s
On
The
Rise
Again
11.
Don?t
Die
On
My
Doorstep
12.
Tuesday?s
Secret
13.
Book
Of
Swords
14.
Female
Star
15.
Fire
Circle
16.
The
Darkest
Ending
17.
Bitter
End
18.
Rain
Of
Crystal
Spires
19.
Voyage
To
Illumination
20.
Ballad
Of
The
Band
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